I learned a tough lesson last night: don’t tempt fate. On Tuesday, after the playdate when Aidan had the stomach flu, I told the girls that except for once when M was about six months old, the girls had never…

Typepad was down last night so I couldn’t post. Yesterday was my day at home, so I was able to go with the girls to ballet class. There was a special surprise waiting for them at class… Buppie! She took…

When I got home tonight, I presented the girls with two new toothbrushes – one red and one blue. I asked who wanted which one. M said, "Which one do you want me to have?" (Awwww.) A said, "I want…

Today we took the girls to their weekly creative movement class. M & A are causing some problems because A insisted on wearing her tutu dress and M, while she could be persuaded to wear a plain leotard, insisted on…

Our tantrum-free streak was broken at about 9:45 AM, when A had a smallish tantrum before breakfast. (Note that it was before breakfast – I still maintain she was hungry). The tantrum was sparked in part because we were trying…

We are 29 hours and TANTRUM-FREE! Yippee! A has been just delightful the last day or so, which has been a relief. She’s been happy and engaged and easy. Maybe the keep-food-in-her-belly strategy is working. Perhaps we’ll do 5 small…

The last few days have felt like skating the edge of an abyss at all times. A has been on the verge of several tantrums, a few of which have come to fruition. Two particularly bad ones today (and apparently…

I am beat tonight so this will be a short post. When we got into bed to snuggle tonight, M looked at me and said, "So. What’s the deal?" Then she spent a long time saying that she wants me…